an agreement made between the union, the employer and the employees

a collective agreement about the terms and conditions of employment at a workplace made between an employer and groups of employees or their representatives made in accordance with the requirements of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) and certified by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.

An agreement ratified by the IRC between an employer and union(s) representing its employees, which has been supported in a vote of all employees; or between an employer and employees who have expressed their support in a vote.

An agreement between an employer and a union or group of employees made in the federal system.

An agreement between an employer and a group of employees on the terms and conditions of employment and certified by the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission.

A certified agreement is a written collective employment agreement that sets out the wages and working conditions for a particular group of employees. The group of employees may be the whole of a workforce or a specific group that is somehow separate and distinct. Certified agreements can cover a single workplace or be made to cover a group of associated employers.

Collective agreements made directly between an employer and a group of employees, or between an employer and a union or unions representing employees.

A certified agreement is an agreement made directly between an employer and a group of employees or a union. It covers wages and conditions for a group of employees specified within the agreement. A certified agreement must be approved by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC). The AIRC will check the certified agreement and compare it to a corresponding award to ensure that the employees it covers are not disadvantaged by it.